Cornish Hen Supper

I don't know about you, but the thought of doing Cornish Hens for dinner was always daunting for me.  I really don't know why, because let face it they are just baby chickens right, but I've never even thought seriously about making them.

That is until I saw this one on my Tupperware Site.
With just a little planning you could even do this on a week night!

Yield: 4
Serving Size: ½ Cornish game hen

Ingredients

• 2 Cornish game hens
• 1 tbsp. butter, divided
• ½ tsp. kosher salt
• ¼ tsp. cracked black pepper
• 1 cup prepared stuffing*, divided
• 2 carrots, peeled, chopped
• 2 parsnips, peeled, chopped
• 5 mushrooms, quartered

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400◦ F. 
2. In the cavity of each Cornish game hen add ½ cup of prepared stuffing. 
3. Place hens, breast side up, in the UltraPro 2-Qt. Square Pan. 
4. Rub each hen with butter.
5. Add carrots, parsnips and mushrooms to pan. 
6. Sprinkle vegetables and hens with salt and pepper.
7. Place pan in microwave and microwave 12 minutes high power. 
8. Remove pan from microwave and baste vegetables and hens with pan drippings. 
9. Place pan in oven (yes OVEN). 
10. Bake an additional 20 minutes or until hens are golden brown and register 160◦ F on an instant-read thermometer inserted into the middle of the stuffing.
11. Remove pan from oven and let stand 5 minutes. 
12. Transfer hens to a cutting board. 
13. Cut hens in half lengthwise. 
14. Serve warm with vegetables and pan drippings.